H26.232
BillableGlaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
Small white spots or opacities in the lens of the left eye caused by elevated eye pressure from glaucoma.
Coding Tips
- •Ensure the glaucoma diagnosis code is also reported to establish the causal relationship
- •These findings may be noted during slit-lamp examination and documented in ophthology records
Code Hierarchy
└H26Other cataract└H26.2Complicated cataract└H26.23Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular)└H26.232Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye
└H26.232Glaucomatous flecks (subcapsular), left eye